diff --git a/src/jose/algorithms/signing/ed25519.ts b/src/jose/algorithms/signing/ed25519.ts
index cef069f3b..ea08e48dc 100644
--- a/src/jose/algorithms/signing/ed25519.ts
+++ b/src/jose/algorithms/signing/ed25519.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as Ed25519 from '@noble/ed25519';
 import type { PrivateJwk, PublicJwk, SignatureAlgorithm } from '../../../types/jose-types.js';
 
 import { Encoder } from '../../../utils/encoder.js';
-import { DwnError, DwnErrorCode } from '../../../index.js';
+import { DwnError, DwnErrorCode } from '../../../core/dwn-error.js';
 
 function validateKey(jwk: PrivateJwk | PublicJwk): void {
   if (jwk.kty !== 'OKP' || jwk.crv !== 'Ed25519') {